February 22, 2012

1912

Strikers rowAt Ballinasloe Petty Sessions, Head-Constable O’Connor charged Patrick Moran with assaulting John McCormack. In reply to Head-Constable O’Connor, McCormack said he declined to prosecute.

He lived in River-street and worked for Mr Flanagan. He joined the “strikers” but didn’t go out with them, and continued to work up to the present. He was working on Saturday the 10th inst. When going up Society-street that night about 8 o’clock, he met young Connaughton that is working in Harpur’s.

He was speaking to him when Moran came up and gave him two blows between the eyes. It was with his left fist. The only reason he could give for the assault is that he didn’t go out on “strike”.After consultation, defendant was fined 10s and costs or 7 days in gaol.

Daring burglaryAt about 9 o’clock yesterday (Thursday) morning two persons were seen going up the principal streets of the city handcuffed, and in the charge of a posse of police. Between them the police carried a weighty wooden box. A crowd joined the procession, eager to know the contents.

Inside the barracks, the constabulary had reneged the duties of the Crown, and set up a delph shop on their own account. There they were all over the floor – solid delph; exquisite china ware, in dainty designs and in every variety.

The police, hearing that the extensive premises of Messrs. Fahy and Co., wholesale grocers and provision merchants, William-street, had been visited by a burglarious party overnight, became active, and Sergeant Daly arrested a number of parties. The four prisoners were detained in the barracks most of the day pending a formal remand.

1937

Court in a carThe District Justice presiding in a motor car to take evidence from an aged lady who could not walk upstairs to the courthouse, was the striking event in a case heard by Mr. W.P. Cahill, D.J., at Athenry District Court on Wednesday.

The Justice and the two solicitors engaged in the case, Mr. W.J.V. Comerford, solicitor, and Mr. Albert Cummins, solicitor, Athenry left the Courthouse and took their seats in a motor car in the garage downstairs, in which the old lady was waiting. Members of the public who attended the court took up positions around the car deeply interested in the unusual proceedings.

Narrow escapeA man from Charlestown County Mayo had a remarkable escape on Monday while he was leading his horse and cart across the railway line at Drimbane crossing, a train from Sligo struck the horse and car, killing the horse and wrecking the cart.

The man had just time to make a dash for safety and had scarcely got clear of the line when the crash occurred. He was unhurt. 

It would appear he had forgotten the time the train passed. He had led the horse and cart on to the crossing, which leads from one field to another, when he saw the train approaching.

The train dragged the horse and cart for some distance before it was brought to a stop. After a short delay, it was able to proceed on its journey.

“Shocking condition”What the secretary (Mr. C.I. O’Flynn) described as “the shocking condition” of some rate collections was discussed by Galway County Council at a special meeting. The secretary said that during the past week, £3,327 has been collected in rates, bringing the total collection to date to £99,298 or 54.5 per cent of the county warrants, as compared with a collection of 47.1 per cent up to the corresponding date of last year.

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